Mop.



H. A. WIER.

MOP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.21, 1913.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914 FFTQ.

HARRY A. Winn, or DALLAS, TEXAS.

MOP.

Lessines.

To all whom it may concern.'

Bc it known that I, HARRY A. VIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mops; and it has for its object the provision of means for facilitating the attachment of t-he wiping surfaces to the head of the device.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a cushioning element which will embrace the head and prevent the latter from coming in contact with articles of furniture while the mop is in use.

lilith these and other objects in view. the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of the mop; Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a top plan view; Fig. -t is a section on line 4-t of Fig. 3; and Fig. .5 is a detail sectional view.

The mop herein illustrated comprises a head 1 which may be constructed of wood or any other suitable well known material that may be found most desirable for the purpose. The head is of circular configuration, and as illustrated it is provided with laterally opening alternately arraneed substantially U-recesses 2 and 3, respectively. These recesses are of varying sizes and are adapted to contain portions of scrubbing material or cords. The recesses are disposed in such spaced relation that the strands of one bunch or group tend to spread into the cords or strands of the next adjacent group, so thatin effect all of the groups present substantially a continuous or uninterrupted wiping surface. Tn each of the recesses 2 and 3 is mounted a bunch of cords i, each cord being doubled on itself within the recess, and as illustrated all of the cords of each group are held securely connected together by a transverse binding cord or the like 5. The peripheral edge of the head 1 is provided with a groove G which opens into the companion recesses 2 and Extending around the groove is a fastening wire 7 having portions traversing the openings of the recesses or provided at such points with eyes or loops 8 through which fastening devices such as nails 9 may be extended and driven through the cord and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 21, 1913.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914. Serial No. 755,976.

into the head. This construction is desirable in that the cords and the fastening devices may be held in place upon the head through the medium of a suitable securing means. This construction is also such as will greatly facilitate the operation of applying the cords to the head as will be understood. Through the center of the head is passed a bolt 10 having an upper threaded portion 11 extending considerably beyond the upper surface of the head and designed to receive a foot piece 12 which is secured to the lower end of an operating handle 13. The head is provided with a recess l-ithaving a, flared angularlydisposed wall 15 which is adapted to be engaged by the portion 1G of the foot piece whereby to hold the handle at the required angle with relation to the head. A winged clamping nut 17 is adjustable on the threaded portion of the bolt 10 and is adapted to be brought into engagement with the foot piece so as to hold the latter operatively seated in the recess llt and thereby positively prevent rotary movements of the footpiece on the head. The bolt 10 is also passed through a cushioning member 1S which is disposed centrally of the head on the under surface thereof. Said bolt- 10 is provided with a head 19 which bears against the inember 1S centrally thereof so as to compress said central portion and cause parts of the member 18 to be deflected beyond and downwardly from the head 19 and thereby positively prevent the head of the bolt or the bottom of the head 1 from coming in contact with the oor during the scrubbing operation.

The recesses Q extend for a greater distance in the direction of the axis of the head than the recesses 3 so that the absorbent wiping surfaces or cords will likewise extend for varying distances laterally of the axis of the head to thereby increase the wiping or scrubbing surface of the mop. The head 1 is embraced by a buffer 2O which extends over the open ends of the recesses 2 and 3 and which may be secured to the head through the medium of fastening devices 21. The top of the head may be covered with a cloth or suitable cushioning surface which may serve to conceal the recesses 2 and 3 and which will also operate in a measure as a buffer.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A mop comprising a head provided with a .circular series of recesses opening onto the side of the head, bunches of cords arranged in the recesses and having free portions extending below the head, `Yand a fastening device extending around `the head and across said recessesor confining the cords to the head.

2. A mop comprising a head provided with a circular series of recesses and a peripheral groove, bunches of cords having portions located in the recesses, a fastening device extending around the head and confined in the groove, and devices extending through the fastening device through the cords and into the head.

3. A mop comprising a head having a circular series of recesses, bunches of cords arranged in the recesses and extending below the head, a fastening wire extending around the head and across said recesses and having loops alined with the recesses, and retaining devices extending through the loops and through the cords and into the head.

4. A mop comprising a head having a circular series of recesses extending kdifferent distances in the direction of the axis or" the head, and groups of cords secured in said recesses.

5. A mop comprising a head having a circular series of recesses opening onto the edge of the head, flexible absorbent material secured in each recess, and a buffer extending around the head and across the open ends of the recesses.

n testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY A. VYIER.

Witnesses:

HARRY VILKINSON, F. C. HnnNIcHnL.

Copier of this patent may be obtained. for live cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, p. C. 

